The bean counters in Stuttgart have really,really screwed up this time.
No 4 Cylinder Mercedes Diesel for North America (Or Anywhere else)
anytime soon!
http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/engine/77050-blue-efficiency-injector-recall.html
(This is now a 30 + page post and growing)
"Affected are about 25,000 units in Germany, theoretically, the 220 CDI and 250 CDI in the C-, E-and GLK-Class, says a spokesman at the request of sports and auto motor."
German stocks - Factors to watch on October 9
10.09.09, 02:49 AM EDT
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FRANKFURT, Oct 9 (Reuters) - The following are some of the factors that may move German stocks on Friday:
DAIMLER
The luxury automaker faces quality problems for its new flagship diesel engines for the C and E class models, German daily Handelsblatt reports citing an unnamed spokesman. Defect injection nozzles from car parts maker Delphi led to a recall of 25,000 cars in Germany, the newspaper adds.
"Bosch and Continental use hydraulic action in their Piezo injectors to lift and lower the needle valve in the injector: Piezo ceramics change size when an electric charge is applied and that provides the motive force
Delphi however goes on about a “direct acting” piezo system which means it is much quicker but that requires a long piezo stack directly linked to a needle valve.
All that could perhaps be simply less robust than older designs and is in engines that have the fuel pressure cranked up to 2000Bar: 29,000psi in old money!"